Wołowe Lasy
Wołowe Lasy | |
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Village | |
Holy Trinity church in Wołowe Lasy | |
Wołowe Lasy | |
| Coordinates: 53°6′N 16°17′E / 53.100°N 16.283°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
| County | Wałcz |
| Gmina | Człopa |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ZWA |
Wołowe Lasy [vɔˈwɔvɛ ˈlasɨ] (German: Eichfier)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Człopa, within Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[2] It lies approximately 11 km (7 mi) east of Człopa, 23 km (14 mi) south-west of Wałcz, and 119 km (74 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin.
History
The area was part of the Kingdom of Poland until the First Partition of Poland in 1772, then part of Prussia and Germany in 1772–1945. It became again part of Poland following the defeat of Germany in World War II in 1945.
References
- ^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).